Voltage gage is fluxuating when I use turn signal,

Nov 06, 2009

- I have already had the new alternator and new batery as well as the starter tested at Auto Zone to be sure I didn't receive bad re-furbished parts and they all seem to be 100%. Everything else electrical seems to be working fine on the car. The only oddity is what seems to be a problem with the fuel getting to the engine. When I try and start the vehicle after it has been sitting for more than 12 hours or so, it doesn't start up immediatly, it sounmds like its getting a spurt of gas then dies out and sometimes takes me a few cranks to get her lit up. I thought possible a fuel line clog but the odd thing is this only seems to happen when the battery has been drained sufficiently. If the battery is drained enough (about 24 hours) the car will simply crank and crank and not get any fuel at all to the engine. Almost as if there is not enough power to get the fuel pump going??? But the starter is turning over fine as if there were plenty of juice in the battery (no sluggish sound to the cranking). As soon as I add more juice to the battery via jumping it, then the fuel kicks in and it begins to send fuel to the engine and it tries to start up with what seems like small spurts of gas and after about four or five cranks of it firing up for a second and then dying, it finally starts. Then it starts right up on the first crank until the battery is weakened again??? I have had the fuel pump replaced within the last year so I am fairly certain it's not the pump or the filter. thanx for everybodies help

Nov 06, 2009

- I'm not sure how to check what my idle speed is set to. It idles pretty smoothly at about 6-7. Just had a new engine put in about 4-5 months ago. See my clarification comments on top for further details.